WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Tewaaraton Award announced additions to its watch list on Thursday afternoon and Navy women's lacrosse freshman Ava Yovino (Parkland, Fla.) was named to the list. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse.
 
Yovino becomes the sixth Midshipmen in program history to be named to the Tewaaraton Watch List, joining Erin Rawlick (2010), Jasmine DePompeo (2012, '13), Jenna Collins (2018), Kelly Larkin (2018, '19, '20), and Nicole Victory (2021).
 
Entering the weekend, Yovino ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in assists (40), while ranking second in the nation in assists per game (3.64), points (67), and points per game (6.09). Aside from leading the NCAA, Patriot League, and team in assists and points, the freshman is second on the squad with 27 goals, while adding 29 draw controls, 11 ground balls, and 11 caused turnovers in her rookie campaign.
 
Yovino is 33 points shy of notching the ninth 100-point season in program history. She would become the sixth player to accomplish the feat, joining DePompeo (2013), Jenna Collins (2017, '18), Julia Collins (2018), Larkin (2017, '18, '19), and Rawlick (2010). The freshman is also on pace to become the 21st player in program history to record 100 or more point in a career.
 
The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. The selection committees are made up of premier collegiate coaches and are appointed annually by The Tewaaraton Foundation.
 
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May. The Tewaaraton Award recipients will be chosen after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season.
 
For more information on the Tewaaraton Foundation or to attend this exciting event, visit
www.tewaaraton.com.
 
2023 Tewaaraton Award Women's Watch List
Madison Ahern, Notre Dame – Sr., Attack
Meghan Ball, Rutgers – Sr., Defense
Lacey Bartholomay, Army – Jr., Goalie
Sydni Black, Loyola Maryland – Jr., Attack
Emelia Bohi, Denver – So., Goalie
Abby Bosco, Maryland – Gr., Defense
Kat Buchanan, James Madison – Sr., Goalie
Maddie Burns, Michigan – Jr., Defense
Olivia Carner, Duke – Sr., Midfield
Megan Carney, Syracuse – Gr., Attack
Reilly Casey, North Carolina – Jr., Attack
Kasey Choma, Notre Dame – Sr., Midfield
Rachel Clark, Virginia – So., Attack
Jenna Collignon, Yale – So., Attack
Erin Coykendall, Northwestern – Sr., Attack
Ellie Curry, Denver - Sr., Midfield
Katie DeSimone, Duke – Jr., Attack
Katie Detwiler, Loyola – Gr., Defense
Olivia Dirks, North Carolina – Sr., Midfield
Marge Donovan, Maryland – Gr., Defense
Olivia Dooley, USC – Sr., Defense
Brigid Duffy, Army – Fr., Midfield
Mairead Durkin, James Madison – Sr., Defense
Jane Earley, Middlebury – Sr., Attack
Sarah Elms, Jacksonville – Gr., Attack
Julia Gilbert, Denver – Sr., Attack
Kailyn Hart, Stony Brook – Sr., Attack
Emily Heller, Florida – Sr., Midfield
Ashley Humphrey, Stanford – So., Attack
Hayley Hunt, Lehigh – Jr., Goalie
Tai Jankowski, James Madison – Sr., Attack
Maddie Jenner, Duke – Gr., Attack/Draw
Chloë Johnson, Ohio State – Fifth Year, Attack
Molly Laliberty, Northwestern – Gr., Goalie
Hannah Leubecker, Maryland – Sr., Attack
Clare Levy, Stony Brook – Jr., Defense
Emma LoPinto, Florida – So., Attack
Kayla Martello, Boston College – Jr., Attack
Ellie Masera, Stony Brook – Jr., Midfield
Kate Mashewske, Syracuse – Sr., Midfield/Draw
Belle Mastropietro, Temple – Sr., Midfield
Rachel Matey, James Madison – Sr., Defense
Libby May, Maryland – Sr., Attack
Trinity McPherson, Denver – Gr., Defense
Jenn Medjid, Boston College – Gr., Attack
Emily Nalls, North Carolina – Sr., Defense
Alecia Nicholas, North Carolina – So., Goalie
Kristin O'Neill, Penn State – Jr., Midfield
Danielle Pavinelli, Florida – Jr., Attack
Isabella Peterson, James Madison – Jr., Attack
Sarah Reznick, Florida – Junior, Goalie
Hailey Rhatigan, Northwestern – Gr., Attack
Sydney Scales, Boston College – Jr., Defense
Izzy Scane, Northwestern – Gr., Attack
Hollie Schleicher, Boston College – Sr., Defense
Belle Smith, Boston College – Jr., Midfield
Jill Smith, Michigan – So., Midfield
Lauren Spence, Loyola – So., Goalie
Cassidy Spilis, Rutgers – Sr., Midfield
Emily Sterling, Maryland – Sr., Goalie
Emma Sullivan, Stonehill College – Gr., Midfield
Delaney Sweitzer, Syracuse – Sr., Goalie
Madison Taylor, Northwestern – Fr., Midfield
Sam Thacker, Denver – Sr., Defense
Emma Tyrrell, Syracuse – Sr., Midfield
Meaghan Tyrrell, Syracuse – Gr., Attack
Brooklyn Walker-Welch, North Carolina – So., Defense
Emma Ward, Syracuse – Jr., Attack
Sammy White, Northwestern – So., Defense
Jillian Wilson, Loyola – Gr., Midfield
Jackie Wolak, Notre Dame – Sr., Attack
Caitlyn Wurzburger, North Carolina – Jr., Attack
Ava Yovino, Navy – Fr., Midfield
 
About the Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and U.S. Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.